And the New Harry Potter Books Keep Coming – Those of you who interpreted Rowling’s comments about the end of Harry Potter books narrowly were clearly right to do so, since just yesterday, three new Potter-world ebooks were announced. Apparently the cash cow is still making regular deliveries. As per an ... more >

Study: Trolls Are Even Worse When Using Real Names – A new study published in PLOS ONE claims a counterintuitive conclusion: trolls outside the cloak of anonymity can actually be more aggressive. According to the abstract, this “effect is reinforced if selective incentives are present and if aggressors are intrinsically motivated.” ... more >

J.K. Rowling Says Harry Potter’s Story Is Done With The Release Of ‘Cursed Child’ – Although I don’t follow this franchise very closely, I seem to remember Rowling declaring the end of Potter before Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. But apparently now it’s really done. Whatever that means. After, you know, all ... more >

Hogwarts held the most heartbreaking memorial for the Orlando shooting – After discovering that one of the victims of the Orlando massacre worked at the Harry Potter park in Florida, employees held a moving vigil, which was chronicled in photos at the above link and caught on video here. CNN has ... more >

Harry Potter series: Britain’s spy agency alerted books’ publisher to possible online leaked copy – The lengths that Bloomsbury, Harry Potter’s UK publisher, have gone to keep the books under wraps until their publication date are as jaw dropping as the attempts to get early copies. Government surveillance, attempts to bribe a ... more >

Do You Like Stickers? Twitter Wants to Know. – As Twitter continues to barrel toward, well, who knows what they’re thinking, but whatever it is appears to include stickers for photos. The feature, which is being tested by a select number of users, is apparently aimed at making Twitter “more expressive.” ... more >

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